what supports your hobby/hobbies?

[eklikewhoa]

was just wondering what everyone did for a living to support their hobby.


i'll start..... im an auto mechanic working at carmax been doing it since i was a yougin which is about 8-9yrs now and getting paid  to do it for about 6yrs now.

[Ellen]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

Who you mean?  :wink: My wonderful fiance!  

I'm still in school...I plan on getting a job in January and finishing my language courses (that's all I'll need after this semester! YAY!!) online. I'm so tired of being a drain!! I wish college was the breeze that highschool was!!

Ellen

[eklikewhoa]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

that's how my fiance is too :(

but good thing her hobby is limited to purse collecting/buying but its all good cause she got accepted into pharmacy school this year and soon my hobbies will have a limited that surpasses now!!!      :dance:  :dance:

[logan5]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

Let's see ... I can catagorize my hobbies as being Pre-Child and Post-Child


Pre-Child:
RC Model cars (elect and gas)
RC Airplanes
RC Sail Boats
N scale trains
X-Box/Playstation
Astronomy

Post-Child:
Fish keeping
Guitar


My wife is a big fan of the aquariums and guitars.  She's a real doll and very supportive.  My collection of guitars has leveled out at 5 right now.  We have three tanks and hopefully another one in the future.

Logan5

[gt3guru]

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I have been at Petsmart for a few months. had an interview at Woodforest this morning that went well. I'm not making much but I have some old money that will get me by till I get the job that buys me a 300+ gallon tank someday.

PS. any bankers in the audience?

[eklikewhoa]

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Oh man !!

R/C cars..... I went overboard on that when I was into it! Carbon fiber everything and only the best satisfied me! I think back and I could have bought a very nice car instead of spending all that money back then!

[Philistine]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

I'm an actuary that primarily works on defined benefit retirement plans.

see www.beanactuary.org for more info

[RussGB]

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I couldn/t drive the R/c car I biuilt...so I do slot cars. nice ones that actually look like real cars. Linky in sig, and also this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpXh4dBv6rY

Other hobbies? My Vette, cooking, genealogy, and my two boys (4 1/2 and 18mos).

I am a project manager for a company that does Payroll and Benefits processing, and I run my slot car shop with my mates on Friday nights and weekends.

[gt3guru]

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My lil 1/18 scale 4wd screamer.
carbon everything  
MAMBA brushless motor (8000k/v) would do 50-60mph if I had enough really flat road. and a radio that had the range. (my old radios are dead, so if either of you have some cheap lemme know!)

[gt3guru]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zRoaZ00KRc

Ever seen an RC car drift. looks like a blast. I can burn up the tires on my lil car on pavement. just can't control it

[eklikewhoa]

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My uncle bought the old racetrack off I10 and called it reflex, we did lots of races and lots at car shows that catered to the import scene.

I have a radio but it cost me around $600 so its not going anywhere. I got out the scene when novak starting making the brushless motors so I yet to play with those.

[eklikewhoa]

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double tap.


that drifting r/c thing is pretty cool!!! when we raced indoors it was a smooth asphalt track with pvc rails and the winner was actually the one who cut the corners with the best lines. we also used lots of tire juice to get better traction and bulk ordered the good sticky tires from japan, hell i even had a set of tire warmers to keep the tires warm inbetween races.

[SCOTT]

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Too funny, didn't realise you were into slots Russ. At one point I was debating on what to do with my garage, it came down to a choice between my HO trains, building a 1/32 4 lane slot track, or my tanks, we all know which one won out. It was a tough call, I have been into slots since my grandpa had a 24th in the guest house when I was a kid, and of course with the computer control that trains have now, very tough choice.

[RussGB]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

Too funny, didn't realise you were into slots Russ. At one point I was debating on what to do with my garage, it came down to a choice between my HO trains, building a 1/32 4 lane slot track, or my tanks, we all know which one won out. It was a tough call, I have been into slots since my grandpa had a 24th in the guest house when I was a kid, and of course with the computer control that trains have now, very tough choice.

"Into it" is an understatement! Some guys race, some guys collect, some guys build their own cars - me; I do all three.

My home track went when the kids came along. Game room became play room. Only a couple of hundred of my 1000 or so cars are on display. Almost all of mine are 1/32 true to scale cars. So thta's when the club and shop came into being. Every Friday night I go there to play with my buddies! Kids of all ages from 12 to 65 are racing there. Its a blast. You should drop by sometime to play. We don't charge track time. There's an entry fee ($5) for club racing, but you can play on any open track any time we are open.

Sounds like cheap entertainment? If you like cars STAY AWAY! This will make you poor!

[Smokin_Cache]

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I am an Industrial I/E Planner. Man that sounds fancy don't it. LOL